Tag Archives: History
UM-Flint Faculty Lead "Tour of Flint" Bike Ride
The Tour of Flint will show riders pieces of Flint's history as well as parts of its present and future.
UM-Flint Premieres Film "Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald"
The documentary is about four of the boys from Kinderblock 66 returning to Buchenwald as grown men.
Holocaust Display in UM-Flint Library Features Stories of Local Residents
The exhibit features first-hand accounts of survival during World War II that were retold by five community members who lived through this period as young children.
Paper Cranes; Lasting Peace
The peace class students are very close to completing the goal of 1,000 peace cranes that will be used to create a traveling display.
UM-Flint Winegarden Visiting History Professor to Present Lecture on Kristallnacht
The University of Michigan-Flint and the Flint Jewish Federation will co-host a public lecture by the university's 2011-12 Myron and Margaret Winegarden Visiting Professor, Kenneth Waltzer, Ph.D.
UM-Flint History Students Take on "Museum Makeover"
A University of Michigan-Flint history class is working with two area museums to get a better understanding of how what happened locally relates to the broader history of the country.
UM-Flint Alum Digs Brighton Township's Rural History
The techniques being used to investigate a family farm in Brighton will be discussed at a special presentation by alumnus Tim Bennett on Wednesday, November 9th at 6 p.m. in UM-Flint's Michigan Room C.
Behind the Bow Tie
Chevrolet played a major role in the economic life of the city. Just how important can be seen in a new exhibit researched and created by University of Michigan-Flint students.
Historical Society Recognizes UM-Flint Project
The president of the Genesee County Historical Society said he hoped that this project will create new opportunities for partnerships between the society and academic institutions.
UAW Local 599 Gives Records to UM-Flint
Records dating from 1937 to 2010, will be available for research at the Genesee Historical Collections Center, a unit of the university.